Technical data

6 Additional Cleaning Information
46 Cleaning Procedures
Alternative Procedure B
If your lens is sensitive to water then
1 Moisten the lens or the mirror with isopropyl alcohol.
2 Take a new, dry soft tissue and remove the alcohol,
dis-solved sediment and dust, by rubbing gently over the
surface using a small circular movement.
3 Blow away remaining lint with compressed air.
Other Cleaning Hints
Selecting the correct cleaning method is an important element
in maintaining your equipment and saving you time and money.
This Pocket Guide highlights the main cleaning methods, but
cannot address every individual circumstance.
This section contain some additional hints which we hope will
help you further. For further information, please contact your
local Agilent Technologies representative (see “Agilent Service
and Support” on page 48).
Making the connection
Before you make any connection you must ensure that all
lightwave cables and connectors are clean. If not, then use
appropriate cleaning methods.
When you insert the ferrule of a patchcord into a connector or
an adapter, ensure that the fiber end does not touch the out-
side of the mating connector or adapter. Otherwise, the fiber
end will rub up against something which could scratch it and
leave deposits.
Lens cleaning papers
Some special lens cleaning papers are not suitable for cleaning
optical devices like connectors, interfaces, lenses, mirrors and
so on. To be absolutely certain that a cleaning paper is applica-
ble, please ask the salesperson or the manufacturer.
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